What was found
AIRCRAFT STARTS SLOW, MUST INCREASE TO 750 DEGREE TO 760 DEGREE TO START. REMOVED AND REPLACED WITH OVERHAULED START DRAIN VALVE.
- Difficulty date
- October 18, 2003
- Submitted
- October 27, 2003
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N115SH
- Make and model
- Snias AS350B2
- Aircraft serial
- 3141
- Aircraft time
- 7,506 hours
- Engine
- Tmeca ARRIEL1D1
- Engine time
- 7,279 hours
- System (JASC)
- 7170 · Engine Drains
- Part
- Drain Valve
- Part number
- 0174078010
- Part serial
- 1014M
- Condition
- Failed
- Location
- Engine
- Stage of operation
- NR
- How discovered
- 9
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- O
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.